I’ve learned many things from putting this show together for the first time. One is, don’t use the telephone for recordings (I hear you Brent!) and two, have scheduled recording days else you will be stuck in a cubicle recording for days on end! So other than a few glitches in sound here and there because of telephone recordings, please enjoy the first episode and know that future shows will only get better as I learn more and more about podcasting. I’d love to hear your comments and suggestions at the bottom of this post.

The International Virtual Assistants Association (IVAA) is a non-profit organization dedicated to the professional education and development of members of the Virtual Assistance profession, and to educating the public on the role and function of the Virtual Assistant. While certification is by no means requisite for IVAA members, IVAA holds the distinction of being the only organization offering the comprehensive IVAA Certified Virtual Assistant (CVA) exam, recognized internationally as the standard that Virtual Assistants strive to attain. Information is provided to the public so that a qualified virtual assistant can be found for your project. Read more about IVAA at their website.

BIO: Debbie Tester served as IVAA President through March 2007, and has previously served as Vice President, Historian and co-chair of the 2004 Summit; IVAA’s annual conference. Ms. Tester is the Managing Partner of Outer Office, LLC in Aurora, Colorado, specializing in technical documentation, grant writing, research and analysis. Ms. Tester holds the IVAA EthicsChecked™ certification and a B.A. in Communications from the University of Colorado. Her clients include small businesses in the engineering and IT industries, entrepreneurs, educators, and attorneys.

Links mentioned in show:

The VA Summit – Annual Virtual Assistant Conference held April 25-28th in San Francisco, California

IVAACast – The official VA Newsletter of the International Virtual Assistants Association! Sign up area on right side column of IVAA website.

Michele Jamieson of MJVA & Associates talks to us on "Starting up a Multi VA Business"

BIO: Michelle Jamison has been a Virtual Assistant for 10 years. Her company MJVA & Associates is a Multi-VA business, which is our topic for discussion today. Along with running her practice she is also an instructor for the online Virtual Assistant Certificate Program, at Red Deer College, in Red Deer, AB.

You may have heard of Michelle as she is the author of the popular VA book, The Virtual Assistants Guide to Marketing and has been offering coaching and consulting for Virtual Assistants on the topic of marketing, starting a VA business and multi-VA businesses for a number of years. She is a graduate of CoachU, where she received her formal training as a coach.

Introducing Brent Reilly of PC Computer Help who gives us a briefing on the pros and cons of upgrading to VISTA.

Brent Reilly: An audio enthusiast since the age of 8. Brent has a degree in Audio Engineering and owns Roc ‘N’ Red Productions and PC Computer Help. He has worked in some of the greatest Los Angeles Recording Studios and has a few Gold/Platinum records to his name. He has worked with Manhattan Transfer, Alice in Chains, Hanson, Snoop Dogg, Xzibit, and L.A. Guns just to name a few. He was a voting member of the RIAA & the Grammy’s. He has his own production company and does audio recording & mixing back in San Diego (in his own studio) doing voice-overs, podcast recordings, and UCSD Cheerleading music. Just to prove Brent is an expert…if a tree falls in a forest and no one is around to hear it, it does not make a sound.

Tawnya Sutherland: A long-time active member of the VA community, Sutherland founded The Virtual Assistant Networking Forum, the largest online global meeting place for successful and aspiring Virtual Assistants. Tawnya is also the creator of the internationally acclaimed Virtual Business Startup System—which provides all the information, tools, and resources for a VA to build a viable virtual assistance business in just 30 days. Tawnya began her own administrative support VA business, Mediamage Business Solutions, in 1997 but has since focused on providing Internet Marketing services helping her clients turn clicks into cash. Tawnya is a Certified Internet Marketing Business Strategist and Multimedia Usability Specialist graduating in 2002 from the University of British Columbia.

Karri Flatla:A business graduate of the University of Lethbridge, Karri is the principal of snap! virtual associates inc., a virtual consulting firm providing Internet marketing services to small business. Karri helps entrepreneurs to realign their web presence with key business objectives, a critical factor in attracting qualified prospects. Karri also produces Outsmart, the newsletter for small business with big purpose.

I’ve learned many things from putting this show together for the first time. One is, don’t use the telephone for recordings (I hear you Brent!) and two, have scheduled recording days else you will be stuck in a cubicle recording for days on end! So other than a few glitches in sound here and there because of telephone recordings, please enjoy the first episode and know that future shows will only get better as I learn more and more about podcasting. I’d love to hear your comments and suggestions at the bottom of this post.

The International Virtual Assistants Association (IVAA) is a non-profit organization dedicated to the professional education and development of members of the Virtual Assistance profession, and to educating the public on the role and function of the Virtual Assistant. While certification is by no means requisite for IVAA members, ]]>

I’ve learned many things from putting this show together for the first time. One is, don’t use the telephone for recordings (I hear you Brent!) and two, have scheduled recording days else you will be stuck in a cubicle recording for days on end! So other than a few glitches in sound here and there because of telephone recordings, please enjoy the first episode and know that future shows will only get better as I learn more and more about podcasting. I’d love to hear your comments and suggestions at the bottom of this post.

The International Virtual Assistants Association (IVAA) is a non-profit organization dedicated to the professional education and development of members of the Virtual Assistance profession, and to educating the public on the role and function of the Virtual Assistant. While certification is by no means requisite for IVAA members, ]]>

Introducing Brent Reilly of PC Computer Help who gives us a briefing on the pros and cons of upgrading to VISTA.

Brent Reilly: An audio enthusiast since the age of 8. Brent has a degree in Audio Engineering and owns Roc ‘N’ Red Productions and PC Computer Help. He has worked in some of the greatest Los Angeles Recording Studios and has a few Gold/Platinum records to his name. He has worked with Manhattan Transfer, Alice in Chains, Hanson, Snoop Dogg, Xzibit, and L.A. Guns just to name a few. He was a voting member of the RIAA & the Grammy’s. He has his own production company and does audio recording & mixing back in San Diego (in his own studio) doing voice-overs, podcast recordings, and UCSD Cheerleading music. Just to prove Brent is an expert…if a tree falls in a forest and no one is around to hear it, it does not make a sound.

Introducing Brent Reilly of PC Computer Help who gives us a briefing on the pros and cons of upgrading to VISTA.

Brent Reilly: An audio enthusiast since the age of 8. Brent has a degree in Audio Engineering and owns Roc ‘N’ Red Productions and PC Computer Help. He has worked in some of the greatest Los Angeles Recording Studios and has a few Gold/Platinum records to his name. He has worked with Manhattan Transfer, Alice in Chains, Hanson, Snoop Dogg, Xzibit, and L.A. Guns just to name a few. He was a voting member of the RIAA & the Grammy’s. He has his own production company and does audio recording & mixing back in San Diego (in his own studio) doing voice-overs, podcast recordings, and UCSD Cheerleading music. Just to prove Brent is an expert…if a tree falls in a forest and no one is around to hear it, it does not make a sound.

Introducing Brent Reilly of PC Computer Help who gives us a briefing on the pros and cons of upgrading to VISTA.

Brent Reilly: An audio enthusiast since the age of 8. Brent has a degree in Audio Engineering and owns Roc ‘N’ Red Productions and PC Computer Help. He has worked in some of the greatest Los Angeles Recording Studios and has a few Gold/Platinum records to his name. He has worked with Manhattan Transfer, Alice in Chains, Hanson, Snoop Dogg, Xzibit, and L.A. Guns just to name a few. He was a voting member of the RIAA & the Grammy’s. He has his own production company and does audio recording & mixing back in San Diego (in his own studio) doing voice-overs, podcast recordings, and UCSD Cheerleading music. Just to prove Brent is an expert…if a tree falls in a forest and no one is around to hear it, it does not make a sound.